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Bicycle Rides recommended route Bicycle Rides  · Biosphere Bliesgau

Flower Garden Loop

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    Half-day bike ride of about 35 km starting from the Bexbach Flower Garden through the northern Saarpfalz district. Scenic contrasts from the idyllic Blies meadows near Beeden, the district town of Homburg, and the forests near Jägersburg characterize this almost completely flat bike ride. Besides active cyclists, the route is also suitable for families or older people with trained legs.
    moderate
    Distance 34 km
    2:25 h
    132 m
    132 m
    283 m
    221 m

    Characteristic of this half-day bike ride are the mostly flat routes from Bexbach via Beeden and Homburg on to Jägersburg and back to Bexbach. Please note, however, that the route is not marked with a logo. We recommend that you read the route description carefully and follow the GPX track on your device. The tour initially passes the Bexbach glider airfield and follows a pleasant dam path towards Limbach. After riding a small stretch through the village, you reach the Blies again and follow it to the Beeder biotope. Here storks and Heck cattle can be observed from the platform. A place to eat would be the fisherman's hut in Beeden (please check opening times on the website) before continuing on the paved cycle path towards Schwarzenbach and Homburg. In the Homburg old town, appealing squares with fountains, cozy pubs, cafés, and excellent restaurants make strolling and lingering a pleasure. Further through pleasant forests near Sanddorf and Bruchhof, you ride to the Jägersburg ponds, where you can also dine in various establishments. A mini-golf course, a climbing park, and a pedal boat rental also invite you to linger. The last stage goes past Kleinottweiler and ends again at the Bexbach Flower Garden. The well-known Saarland mining museum with its 40-meter-high Hindenburg tower is worth a visit here. The flower garden is freely accessible and invites you to relax.

    Author’s recommendation

    Places to eat can be found at the Beeder fisherman's hut, in Homburg's old town, at the Jägersburg ponds, and in the pedestrian zone in Bexbach.
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    283 m
    Lowest point
    221 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 62.79%Dirt road 20.03%Forested/wild trail 6.89%Path 2.19%Road 8.08%
    Asphalt
    21.4 km
    Dirt road
    6.8 km
    Forested/wild trail
    2.3 km
    Path
    746 m
    Road
    2.8 km
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    Safety information

    Several sections of the forest and field paths are unpaved. Fine forest soils or also gravel paths form, together with the paved paths, the surface of the bike tour. The total of 100 meters of elevation gain is distributed over several smaller climbs and with 34 km is also manageable for families with children.

    Tips and suggestions

    In high summer, the cycle path is often in the blazing sun, so be sure to bring enough drinks and a head covering.

     

    Saarpfalz Tourism
    Tel. 06841 - 104 71 74
    www.saarpfalz-touristik.de/

     
    Tourism Center Saarland
    Tel. 0681 - 9 27 20 - 0
    www.urlaub.saarland

     

    If you discover a defect on the tour, please report it using our defect reporter: https://bit.ly/MaengelmelderBliesgau. Thank you very much for your help.

    Roadbook

    This route is not marked with its own logo!! We recommend that you read the route description carefully and follow the GPX track of the route on your device.

    Route description:

    Start at the Bexbach Flower Garden – continue past the glider airfield to Niederbexbach – ride on the Saar-Nahe-High-Route cycle path to Limbach – in Limbach, leave the Saar-Nahe-High-Route and now follow the stork logo of the Adebar route for the next 4.5 km to Beeden – past the Beeder biotope with a small viewing platform – continue past the Beeder fisherman's hut and along the highway to Schwarzenbach – continue there on the Saarland cycle path to Homburg – then through the city center and the city park in Homburg to Bruchhof – cross the main road there and follow the signposting to Jägersburg – at the end of the castle pond you leave the Saarland cycle path and now ride towards Kleinottweiler – the road-accompanying cycle path runs along the federal road to Kleinottweiler – in the middle of the town, the route branches off towards Bexbach and you pass the Hotel Hochwiesmühle – via local streets, you reach the starting point at the Bexbach Flower Garden.

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    Playground at the Bexbach Flower Garden
    Hindenburg Tower
    Saarland Mining Museum
    Boulder Olympus
    Outdoor pool Hochwiesmühle
    Kneipp-Anlage Bexbach
    City bike
    Thick oak
    Fun Forest Adventure Park
    Möhlwoog Jägersburg
    PETERS Alm
    PETERS Restaurant am See
    PETERS Hotel & Spa e-bike charging station
    Jägersburger Weiher water playground
    Gustavsburg
    Café Restaurant am Schlossweiher
    Serways Hotel Waldmohr
    La petite Maison Restaurant
    Cycling Waltz
    Saar-Rad Fritz Hoffmann GmbH
    Ristorante La Fattoria
    Karlsbergweiher
    Bistro Schießhaus
    Karlsberg forest with duke's chestnuts
    WaldPark Karlsberg Castle
    KOI Bath & Sauna
    Ruble Hotel and Restaurant
    Asia Gourmet Restaurant Homburg
    Jugendherberge Homburg
    Vauban fortress Homburg on the Schlossberg
    Schlossberg Hotel, Homburg
    Schloßberghöhlen
    Homburg
    E-bike charging station La-Baule-Platz Homburg
    Blackriver Gin
    E-bike charging station La-Baule-Platz Homburg
    Bliesgau shelf One World Shop
    CHEF KOCHT- Davids Kreativküche
    Homburger Brauhaus
    E-Bike Ladestation Tourist Info Homburg
    Tourist Info Homburg
    Bliesgau shelf Tourist Info Homburg
    E-bike charging station Tourist Info Homburg
    Bicycle repair station Tourist Information Homburg
    Tourist Info Homburg
    Hotel Stadt Homburg
    Sport H2
    Taverna-Grill Mythos
    Bicycle repair station Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
    Baroque garden Schwarzenacker
    Roman Museum in Homburg-Schwarzenacker
    The ruins of Wörschweiler Abbey
    E-bike charging station Fischerhütte Homburg-Beeden
    Storks Beeden and Beeder Brünnchen
    Bicycle repair station Fischerhütte Beeden
    Fischerhütte Beeden
    Bliesgau shelf Hornung's stationery
    Les Délisoeurs
    Biotope Beeden
    The Barn Restaurant
    Bliesgau shelf bakery Hock
    Chatelain Riding Centre
    Limbach Mill
    St. Elizabeth's Church, Limbach
    E-bike charging station Limbach village centre
    E-bike charging station Solarfreibad Limbach
    Bicycle repair station at the Limbach outdoor swimming pool
    Country house by the small Sägeweiher pond
    Country house by the small Sägeweiher pond
    Monte Barbara near the flower garden
    Bexbach, BAHNHOF
    Flower garden Bexbach

    Public transport

    In Bexbach: The regional trains RB 74 (Illingen-Neunkirchen-Homburg) and RB 76 (Saarbrücken-Neunkirchen-Homburg) stop at Bexbach station as well as bus lines 505 (Homburg-Höchen-Bexbach) and 303 (Neunkirchen-Bexbach-Oberbexbach), ensuring regular access using public transport both on weekdays and weekends.

    Bike transport on buses and trains is free in the SaarVV from 9:00 am on weekdays and all weekend long. Bikes can only be taken if there is sufficient space.

    Here is the link to the SaarVV timetable.

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    Parking

    The free parking lot at the Bexbach Flower Garden is the optimal starting point. Those who want to start, for example, in Beeden at the fisherman's hut can park their car there free of charge.

    Coordinates

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    49.341715, 7.262369
    DMS
    49°20'30.2"N 7°15'44.5"E
    UTM
    32U 373779 5466895
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    34 km
    Duration
    2:25 h
    Ascent
    132 m
    Descent
    132 m
    Highest point
    283 m
    Lowest point
    221 m
    Round trip Refreshment stops available Family-friendly Flora Fauna

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